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ABLE NEWS From All Parts of the Old World. DISRAELI AND SCHENCK. fhe British Government Did Not Demand the Recall of the American Minister. CLARENCE RIVERS CAUGHT. Mr. Dana Vastly Pleasing to the English People. SERVIA SAFE. Spanish Protest Against Contraband Traders from the Rock. AT VERSAILLES. The French Senate and Assembly in Ses- sion—Scenes and Speeches. TURKEY MORE TERRIBLE.: ENGLAND. DISRABLI'S GOVERNMENT DID NOT DEMAND MIN- ISTEER SCHENCK’S RECALL. [SPECIAL DESPATCH TO THE HERALD BY CABLE. ] Lonpon, March 8, 1876. On the highest authority I can say there is no foundation for the statement that the British gov- ernment demanded General Schenck’s immediate Tecall. The government never even intimated a wish for his recall. MINISTER DANA'S APPOINTMENT. Loxpox, March 8, 1876, The Daily News this morning says the appointment of Richard H. Dana, Jr., as American Minister to the Court of St. James is one of the most acceptable that tould be suggested. It revives the old tradition of honoring men of letters with important positions. Mrj Dana willbe welcome here on many accounts. The appointment seems to indicate a return to a healthier sense of public duty in the distribution of posts. AN AMERICAN FORGER CAPTURED AND HELD. Lonpox, March 8, 1876. The Liverpool Courier of this morning says that Charles Brent, travelling under tho name of Clarence Rivers, was arrested on board the Inman steam- ship City of Richmond when she arrived at Queenstown day before yesterday morning. He is charged with forging $15,000 worth of bills on the Falls City Tobacco Bank of Louisville, Ky. Upon searching the prisoner a considerable sum of mabey and papers were found upon his person. HELD FOR BXTRADITION, He was brought before the magistrates at Queens- town yesterday, and after a short examination ordered to be sent to London preparatory to extradition. THE CROYDON STEEPLECHASE RACE WON BY SHIFNAL. Loxnox, March 8, 1876. To-day was the second of the Croydon races. The featare to-day was the Croydon steeplechase, which ‘was won by the favorite, Shifnal, beating six others, The following is the eummary :— Shifnal... Little Tom. . Weathercock THE BETTING, The betting at the start was 2 to 1 against Shifnal, 10 to 1 against Little Tom and 10 to 1 sgainst Weather- cock. FRANCE. THE LEGISLATURE ASSEMBLED IN SESSION— A BRILLIANT SCENE IN THE STREETS OF VER- SAILLES—THE ORGANIZATION AND SPEECHES— A WORD FOR MACMAHON, Pants, March 8, 1876, The newly elected legislative bodies met at Versailles to-day for the first time. THE SCENE IN THE CITY. The town presented a more crowded and brilllant as- pect than even during the last Assembly. THE MEETING. The Chamber of Deputies, headed by M. Raspail, and the Senators by M. Gaulthier de Rumilly, as sentor Presidents, proceeded tothe Hercules Saloon in the Palace, where the Duke d’Anudiffret-Pasquier occupied the post of honor, surrounded bythe Bureau of the old Assembly—Messrs. Dufaure, Leon Say, Wallon. and Datilaux. SPEECHES. The Duke said:—‘Welcome, new and freely elected Jepresentatives of the public power, Universal suffrage Ras sanctioned the constitution of the 25th of Febra- Bry, which is the work of conciliation and appease- ment, thus acquiring a double authoyity. You have to continue to protect your predecessors’ work, and rally around President MacMahon to insure the order, peace and repose necessary for the country to repair the disasters of tho pastand support the burdens of the future.” M. Gaulthior de Rumillys aid:—“The Senate, the yuardian of the constitution, will Insure peace and se- sarity and support the constitutional President.’ MACMAHON’S DEFINITION OF BIS DUTY. ‘M. Dufaure then said that President MacMahon Bharged him to deciare that “with the aid of God ana with the co-operation of the Chambers he would gov- #rn conformably to the laws and endeavor to promote dhe honor and interests of the country."’ ‘AT WORK. The Duke d’Audiffret-Pasquier then formally trans- ferred his powers and the Chambers commenced their regular sittings. M. Raspail and M, Gaulthier de Rumilly delivered short and moderate inaugurai addresses. The Chamber of Deputics provisionally elected M. Grévy President, he receiving 414 votes against 20, and M. Rameau Vice President. The Chambers will commence verifying the elections to-morrow, SPAIN. CABINET PROTEST AGAINST ENGLISH CONTRA- | BAND TRADERS. Manni, March 8, 187 In the Cortes to-day a member interrogated the gov- troment in regard to the recent capture of an English tmerchantman by a Spanish guarda costas crew and the recapture of the vessel by its own crew. ‘The Minister of Foreign Affairs, in reply, stated that be had made representations to the British Minister in Madrid, demanding satisfaction and protesting against the contraband trade pursued by English ves- sels from Gibraltar, CORTES’ DEBATE ON THE ADDRESS TO THE CROWN—THE CARLISTS WHO MAY RETURN— A DEMAND ON FRANCE. Manpnip, March 8, 1876. he Congress has commenced the debate on the ad. dress in reply to the speech from the throne, Sefor "dal, a momber of the moderado party, at- tacked the governinent severely. noW CARLISTS MAY RETURY, . ‘A royal decree permits the Carlists who fled {rom the country since the 1st day of February to retern to Spain if they do so within forty days, Leaders must first swear allegiance, but al! Carlists who formerly held offices in Spain are excluded. 4 DEMAND ON FRANCE The newspapers announce that General Molins has Deen ordered to request the French government to ex- pel all Spanish republicans in France. THE AGITATION IN THE NORTH. ASt. Sebastian telegram says the question of the Jueros greatly agitates the public mind in the North. ITALY. Lospow, March 9, 1876, The report of the betrothal of the Duke of Genoa te the Archduchess Marie Christine, of Austria, is con- tradicted, TURKEY. AN IMPERIAL COMMANDER MARCHING TO BAT~ TLE WITH THE INSURGENTS. . Ragusa, March 8, 1876. Abmed Mukhtar, the Turkish commander, has left Trebigne with the whole garrison. He is marching to encounter the insurgents in the neighborhood of Gasko and Duga PROSPECT OF PEACE AT THE SEAT OF THE IN- SURBECTION. Viexwa, March 8, 1876, The New Free Press reports that the numbers of the insurgents inthe Turkish provinces are diminishing daily and peace may be expected shortly, SERVISA. AN AUSTRIAN REVOLUTIONIST CANARD EXPOSED BY CONTRADICTION. Loxpox, March 8, 1876, Reuter’s telegrams from Vienna stato that the special despatch to the Venice Tempo yesterday stating that the Republic had been proclaimed in Servia, the Obren- ovitch dynasty deposed and Prinee Milan himself es- corted to the frontier, !s entirely unfounded. Perfect or- der and tranquillity prevails throughout Servia. There have been no disturbances since the insignificant rising at Kragujewatz during the communal elections a few days ago. Even those were immediately suppressed, GERMANY. A BISHOP REMOVED FROM HIS SEE BY CIVIL PROCESS. Bein, March 8, 1876, The Ecclesiastical Court has removed Dr, Brinck- mann, the Bishop of Munster, from his See. MEXICO, THE BREVOLUTIONIST MOVEMENT SLIGHTLY SUB- SIDING—MALIGNANTS DEMORALIZED—THREE CHIEFS AGAINST LERDO—BATTLES. Havana, March 8, 1876, The British mail steamer from Vera Cruz arrived here to-day, bringing dates from the city of Mexico to the Ist inst. In most parts of the country the revolutionary move- ments were subsiding. Alatorre remained fat Yonhauit- lan, but had not yet occupied Oaxaca. The battle which occurred op the 18th of February demoralized the revolutionists, THRER CHIEFTAINS WARLIKE ON PAPER. A queer circumstance of the present revolution is that manifestoes have been issued by three chicfs Generals Diaz, Rocha and Negrete, and neither o them command any revolutiontsts. Diaz remainsa Brownsville, the whereabouts of Negrete are unknown, and Rocha is reported at the head of 1,000 men somo where. It was reported that Donato Guerra’s army at Jalisco is disbanded. Altogether the spirit of the coantry appeared anfa- yorable to the revolutionists, although bands bad “pro- nounced”’ almost everywhere. REBELS EXECUTED, In Yucatan the troops had executed some revolution- ist prisoners, The revolutionists had retaliated, exe- cuting some federal officers. BATTLES. Numerous engagements between the regular troops and the revolutionists were reported. ae CAMARGO IN POSSESSION ‘OF REVOLUTIONISTS—A FORCED LOAN OBDERED—GOVERNMENT TROOPS: ADVANCING, Gatyxstox, Texas, March 8, 1876. A special to the News, from Brownsvillo, Pina isin possession of Camargo, intrenched with a force which is estimated at 500 men, and which is being largely increased by sympathizers in that place. Ae has issued his prestimo, or forced loan for about $40,000, and now awaits the advance of the government troops, A BATTLE nomtenT, Colonel Parratt reached Reynosa last night on his way to attack Pina, and will be joined by a force of 500 cavairy from Monterey, who passed through Mur, twenty-five miles dis- tant from Camargo, this morning. tt is probable there will be an engagement between §the contending forces soon. The defeat of Pena would virtually ond the revolution in this section, whereas a victory would augment bis forces and place the whole frontier under his control. THE LATEST REPORT FROM THE SCENE OF AGI- TATION—PENA IN RETREAT, BUT LERDO'S POWER NOT REASSURED. Browssvitie, Texas, March 8, 1876 The following is from Ringgold, dated March 7, twelve M.:— Colonel Parralt has enteredCamargo. Upon his ap- proach Pena withdrew, going toward Reynosa. Being outnumbered Pena did not risk a fight. “He is pursued by Parralt. About two P. M. 200 cavalry from Mon- terey entered Camargo. . 7 Pena ts said to have obtained eome twenty five or thirty recruits in Camargo, and there are about fifty | outside the city who &re in favor of him. It is said this | evening that there are now nearly 500 federal troops in Camargo. It is also reported that five of the most | wealthy and populous States in Mexico havo pro- | nounced in favor of Diaz. Pena’s men are armed with six and twelre-shooter pistols. They have very few muskets or carbines. CUBA. —_-—_—_ THE INSURGENTS DISHEARTENED UNDER DE- FEAT. Havana, March 8, 1876. It ts reported that the late serious engagement has disheartened the insurgents. The insurgent leader Betancourt and several of his adherents were killed at Cartagena on the 3d inst, DESCENT ON MINERS. | THE INDIANS ATTACK THE WHITES IN tre | BLACK HILLS, CAPTURE THEIR ANIMALS AND KILL ONE MAN-—-RBICH DISCOVERIES OF GOLD. Ka: City, Mo., March 8, 1876. A despatch received here to-day from Custer City, Wyoming Territory, dated March 4, via Fort Larami March 8, states that a large party of mounted Indians made a sudden conn! Custer on the 4th, about one o'clock, and sui led in driving off all the horses | and cattle and killing one man pamed Charles Holt, of | Sioux City. | _ Adout the same time an emigrant train near Pleasant | Valley was attacked. Every able bodied man in that section has been enrolled, and a mounted party of | whites, sixty im number, started at once in pursuit of | the red skins, Who retreated im the direction of the , Red Cloud Agency. | There is great excitement, and trouble is anticipated | all through the Black Hills. Rich mines aro reported to have been discovered on | | Deadwood and Whitewood creeks, sixty-five miles | north of Custer City. Six hundrea men are reported 1m these croeks, and are meeting with good success at gulch mining. Snow {@ interfering somewhat with | work at these mines. | NEW ORLEANS REVENUE FRAUDS. New On.eans, La, March 8, 1876, The following persons, recently indicted, were ar. raigned to-day and ploaded not guilty:—John MeWhir- Deputy Collector of Revenue, two indictments | pat Dery; eecone, conspiracy te eorraua the gov. | ment; bailed in $5,000, W. M. Todd, ex-ganger; carpe, conspiracy to defraud the Mailed | 3,000, "General Brady, Supervisor, left for the West to-day. General Ingalls says that he had never then or since | residence, and with mo delay conveyed the ex-Secre- | This confidante of Mrs. Belknap says that Mrs. Belknap | mission the practice is ono of long standing. | heaped upon her by the public. | presenting | not occurring, WASHINGTON. A Day of Explanation and Elucida- tion in the House. THE KENTUCKY CENTRAL RAILROAD SCANDAL. Mrs. Belknap on Her Own Offence and the Offences of Others. THE PRESENTATION OF A WATCH. How the Defeat of Pinchback Was Brought About, THE LEGAL PROCEEDINGS AGAINST BELKNAP FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT, Wasmixcton, March 8, 1876, A LIVELY DAY IN THE HOUSE—THE IMPEACH- MENT QUESTION RECOMMITTED—MR. CLYMER ON THE KENTUCKY CENTRAL RAILROAD SCANDAL, In the House to-day the proceedings were mostly in tho nature of what has now become petty, rather than grand, scandal, Mr. Purman, republican, of Florida, opened these proceedings by a “vindication”? of him- self, which, as Mr. Whitthorne suggested to him, he will havo an opportunity to com- plete before the Naval Committee of Inves- Ugation, Wolfe, the witness in contempt before the Naval Commitice, having purged himself ot his contompt, fainted before the assembled House and gal- leries, and, as an old lady indignantly remarked, having only a lot of useless men about him, nearly died before he was brought to. Then tho Judiciary Committeo reported back the resolution instructing them to prepare articles of impeachment and asked leave to recommit for the purpose of enlarging the testimony; then came a Dill to indemnify wit nesses, on which Proctor Knott and other democrats spoke, while Blaine got in, after some difficulty, a fifteen minute — spoech in which he pointed out that Marsh left Washington at half-past one o’clock on the day of Belknap’s impeach- ment, by Mr. Clymer’s leave, while the Cabinet meet- ing which, as the democrats charge, drove Marsh away, did not take place until the following day at two o'clock, when Marsh must nave been already near tho Canada hine. Finally came a tumultuous forty minutes, in which Mr. Clymer sent up to the Clerk’s desk and had read the Heranp’s despatch from Washington concerning the omission to Investigate the Pendleton scandal while Mr. and Mrs, Marsh wore here, Mr, Clymer pronounced the whole despatch, so far as it related to him, false, and added some remarks about penny scribblers, Mr. Blackburn followed and expressed his,contempt for the birelings of the press, who are, according to him, a curious mixture of barnacle and ulcer. Mr. Robbins also got up, but as he has lately suffered a somewhat mortifying exposure in the newspapers, his remarks were not very audible, The part which concerns Mr. Clymer in the despatch 4s in these words :-— It ts farther asserted* * * * that when it became known here to some who wero of the party that Mr. Clymer had determined to bring Mr. Belknap down, he was reminded in pointed terms that if he was deter- mined to do this, he could not decline to bring Pendle- ton down too; that Mr. Clymer asserted that he had not sufficient data to reach Mr. Pendleton; that ho was pressed with the rejoinder that Mrs. Marsh would tostify to it; that the records of tho departments would throw some light on the case; that, however, he refused to go into the matter. Now it is a fact that this is asserted here to be sus- ceptible of proof, as was said in the carefully guardod despatch of last night. 1 1s also a fact that the name of a responsible person, who will prove it tf called bo- fore a Congressional committee. will be in the posses- ion of a member of the committee of which Mr. Clymer ts the chairman to-morrow morning. FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT, Pannen easennaney Wasmixcrox, March 8, 1876. MRS, BELKNAP ON THE OFFENCES LAID TO HER CHARGE—WHAT OTHERS HAVE BEEN DOING FOR YEARS—PROMINENT GUILTY IN THE SAME WAY—ASTOUNDING REVELATIONS TO COME. There was a great cry and little wool in the testi- mony of the man Wolfe, who was arrested Jast night and brought before the bar of the House to-day. “Under the pressure put upon him hoe revealed the names of two clerks in the Navy Department as the recipients of bis bribes. The scandal mongers rotired feeling hoaxed, Two ordinary clerks were small came,after the bagging of a Cabinet Minister, and they felt imposed upon. Mrs. Belknap said a day or two ago toa triend, who relates her conversation, that she did not consider herself a criminal or that she had done anything par- ticularly wrong; at least she did not feel that she was committing a great sin when she used her influence to”! get her friends positions. “But,” said sfc, “if [ have sinned others have doubly sinned; if 1 am guilty of crimes others aro | guilty of double crimes.” Sho went on to say that she had done only what others had been doing for years, She was sure that many people in her piace would have done far worse than she and used their influence to thefullest extent and ber friends make no secret in their private con- versations of these things. According to their ad- Mrs. Belknap says that her case is of little import- | ance compared with the situation of the others. The names of prominent men are threatened as having se- cured offices for their friends through the influence of their presents and their money. Mra Belknap says that astounding facts will be brought to light if tno committee are anxious for them, and that she is far from deserving the deep condemnation that has been MOVEMENTS OF GENERAL BELKNAP. Alexander Shepherd and General Belknap were out | riding this evening tn a close carriage. They drove to tho residence of William A. Cook, one of Babcock’s St. Louis lawyers, where Mr. Cook jomed them, and they drove hastily away. GENERAL INGALLS’ EXPLANATION OF HIS PrE- SENT TO MRS, GRANT—AN ACT OF KIXD- | NESS TO THE WIFE OF AN OLD CLASSMATE | AND FRIEND—HIS READINESS FOR INVESTIGA- | ‘TION. Major General Rufas Ingalls, acting Quartermaster General United States Army, authorizes the following statement in regard to the significance of his presenta- tion of a Watch to Mrs, Grant, wife of the Prosident :— Five years ago, in April, 1871, a friend of his having returned from Europe, brought with him a watch of | peculiar manufacture as an article de vertu, made by an enterprising and ambitious watchmaker in Switzer- land, which be had gotten up with the idea of to Queen Victoria mn the occasion g the London Exposition. This event ¢ had the watch on his bands and was going to send i to the Lon marché at Paris. This trrend of General Ingalls found it out while he was se- whieh led bim ot her openin, in the direc- curiosities, | of astonishingly | purchasing watches small size and variety of workmanship. He = purrebased = it, and, bringiog 7 vo this gountry prevented it to General Ingalls, who upon | lecting tion of receiving it conceived the idea of Presenting it to Mrs. Grant, since, being a bachelor, he did not know what else to do with it, General Grant had been a classmate of his, and a great attachment had always existed be- tween them. On visitiog Washington he took the article, and, placing it ma small parcel, called at the White House and left it with the porter to be handed to Mrs. Grant, which was done the same eventing, just as she was get- ting up from the dinner tabie. fae ying it was the following letter from General Ingalls :— Dean Mavax— Animated by an nnselfish affection for your husband after a unbroxen (riendship of more than thirty years, with very high regard for yourse Like the Liberty to hai yo this | trinket, w! ou to i w s oF tnd which cont me litle. nee RUFUS INGALLS. | the contract be awarded to that firm. NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 1876.—TRIPLE SHEET. received a favor at the hands of President Grant, nor was it in his power to gra bim one. He simply held his position m tho army and did not sock any favors at the hands of the President. He laughed heartily over the idea of attach- ing any importance to his act, as it was simply a thing which he did out of pure attachment for the President, which he endeavored to signify delicately by an act of gallantry to his wife, He does not know how to ac- count for the fact of any publication of the occurrence except that he sent to the Appletons, who did his print- ing, alittle sketch to have four or five copies of it made, and he supposes some enterprising clerk kept one and gave it to the world. General Ingalls detailed the above with a refreshing frankness, ana urged, in conclusion, that so far as any conduct of the department of which he has charge was to be scrutinized, he respectfally invited the most searching examination, in which he felt that he could demonstrate to the country the management of what was intrusted to him as showing honesty, integrity and economy, He was no politician, but desired to be held accountable only for his discharge of duties as an officer which he thought the country would appreciate, GENERAL BABCOCK ON HIS CONNECTION WITH THE LETTER TO THE WESTERN DISTRICT AT- TORNEYS. id Genera! Babcock, on being interrogated to- said that he had nothing to say tn regard to the chargo made against him by Attorney General Pierrepont, but so far as any impropriety is concerned in the matter of his obiaining tho letter on the whiskey business, there was nothing of tho kind, he declared, in the whole affair, “In my position,’? said he, ‘I camo honestly and properly by it at the White House, Thero was no seal of secresy about the Attorney Gen- eral’s letter. It was pot even marked private or confidential, and there was no bar to my being informed on it, and, If it interested me, to knowing ana using tho purport of it, I know better than to ask tho Attorney General anything about it or to seck information m that quarter, I have no issue with the Attorney General. Ido not want to make any statement nor to get into any controversy v@h tho newspapers. Everything has been done to destroy me in my reputation and take from me what is dearer than life. A committee of investigation has been ap- pointed to look into the whole matter, and I will abide that as I did my trial in St. Louis, Idid not even ask & postponement of my case then, though my attorneys might have quashed the indictment.” As he said this, and more, General Babcock talked coolly and collectedly, attending to routine business at his office of engineer of the aqueduct. THE DEFEAT OF PINCHBACK IN THE SENATE— HOW IT WAS BROUGHT ABOUT—FORTITUDE OF THE APPLICANT. Tho long agony is over, Pinchback’s admission to seat in the Senate was put an end to by a deciding vote to-day of twenty-nine for him to thirty-two against him. A New England Senatorial column, neaded by Edmunds, composed ef the Morrills, of saino and Ver- mont; Wadleigh, of New Hampshire, and Dawes and Boutwell, of Massachusetts, did the business. Threo years and moro of time having been consumed in dis- posing of this issue, it 1s astonishing that the New England dissenters stood without a change from tho first, and, except with three or tour who were waver- ing and did not have nerve, there bas been no change, and the whole matter was decided when the thing came to a point in just twelve minutes, The analysis of the vote shows that the pre-emi- nently legal and statesmanlike minds of the Fast, as 1s claimed by their section and admirers, voted against Mr. Pinchback’s admission, while the more unassum- ing public men stood up for their party, as they con- sidored it. Poor Pinchback was condoled with all over Washing- ton this afternoon and evening. He bears his defeat bravely, and deserves great credit and admiration for his fortitude. During the denate he stood up in the Chamber, near the main entrance to the Senate, while the most unfavorable things wero said ofhim, until near the close of the pending issue. Ho twirled leisurely a telegram which ho hag written to his wife covering a statement of his dofeat, but not dejection, and asking her to comfort his old mother, on whom the blow would come hardest. Ho waited, with cool nerve and a‘ brave smile on his face, until the flat was reached, and then ran to the messenger at the door, sending off his despatch. He immediately ro- turned to where he was stationed before, and acted as one relieved and who felt that the great strain was over. Many republican Senators came to him and con- soled him. CONFIRMATION. OF THE NOMINATION OF JUDGE TAFT TO BE SECRETARY OF WAR—HIS8 AP- POINTMENT SATISFACTORY TO YALE COLLEGE. The nomination of Judge Taft to be Secretary of War ‘was confirmed by the Senate to-day. The new Secre- tary’s appointment gives great pleasure to the numer- ous Yale College men in this neighborhood. He is the second graduate of that institution in the Cabinet, Attorney General Pierrepont being tho other. He graduated about the year 1845, Yale College men seem to be favorites with the Pres- ident, his selection for Chief Justice, Mr. Morrison R. Waite, being also a Yale graduate. Judge Waite wasa classmate of Attorney General Pierrepont and William M. Evarts, THE ALLEGED IMPROPRIETY IN THE POST OFYICE DEPARTMENT—THE MATTER OF LET- | TING THE ENVELOPE CONTRACTS EXPLAINED. In the maltitude of rumors of malfeasance stirred up by the Belknap disclosures a charge of impropriety in the letting of the envelope contracts was mado against the Post Office Department. The official record shows that in the case 60 misrepresented, proposals of the Post Office and: registered package envelopes for the service of the Post Ofice Department during | the fiscal year ending June 30, 1876, had been opened | in the absenco of Mr. Jewell, on June 26, 1875, by J. | ‘W. Marshall, Acting Postmaster General, and kb. W. | | | Barbor, Third Assistant Postmaster General. Thero bidders—George F. Nesbitt & Co. and George H. Reay, of New York; the Mor- | gan Envelope Company, of Springficld, Mass. and the Plimpton Manufacturing Company, of Hartiord, Conn., and on tho basis of the estimated number of | envelopes required, the bid of Nesbitt & Co., aggre. gated $61,783; of Reay, $67,430; of the Morgan Envel- | ope Company, $67,550; and of the Plimpton Manafac- turing Company, $72,680. The bid of George F. Nes- bitt & Co., being the lowest, Mr. Marshall directed that were four GENERAL MEIGS TO BE ORDERED HOME IN THE INTEREST OF ECONOMY, Tho Prosident determined to-night to order home | Majer General Meigs, Quartermaster General, in tho interest of economy, as he says, ‘“‘on account of the general disposition to reduce expenses, which considerable in his case, as he is accompanied by an aid de camp, secretary and clerk, en- titled to pay aud travelling expenses. As soon as Gen- eral Meigs will have returned, which will be in about ten days, General Ingalls, who has been acting in his place will resume his former post at New York as Dep- uty Quartermaster Gener: nd the latter expresses bimselt that he is now anxious for and will be glad of the change, ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF DISCOURAGING wWIT- NESSES, The democrats talk of citing the act of the President in revoking the license of “Jack? Evans to the post | tradership at Fort Sill as another injudicions step, ono calculated to discourage witnesses, for the reason that evory other post trader throughout the West who has paid for the privilege will be afraid to lose his business by testifying to any irregularity in getting the appoint. ment THE CHARGES AGAINST REPRESENTATIVE PURMAN, A member of the Naval Committee says that the charges against Purman are true, and that they will be sustained, The facts and names of witnesses are to bo turned over to the Civil Service Committee, of which Mr. Whitehouse, of Now York, is chairman. GENERAL WASHINGTON DESPATCHES, yy Wasmixetox, March 8, 1876, Mn, BELENAP'S FORMAL ARREST—HIS APPEAR ANCK IN THE POLICE COURT—WAITING FoR HIS DONDSMEN. The formal arrest of General Belknap was made to. day by Major Richards, Chief ot the police | force of this District, who shortly before noon, accompanied by Mr. Carpenter, of counsel tor the accused, rode tn @ close carriage to his tary to the Police Court, Tho arrest did not oecasion any shock, as Mr. Belknap had been prepared for it, though he could not conceal his great distress, and, in fact, took no pains to do #0 On the way to the Police Court Mr. Belknap convorsed some with regard to his deplorable situation, and gave evidence of the shame he felt at baving been so long under the immediate surveillance of the police, remarking, in relation thereto, that the action of the Secret Service men in reporting that he had intentions of flight were unwarranted by any circumstance that had taken place, and the subsequent im- Prisonment, he thought, was unnecessary and un, kind, even if he had encouraged any such idea He said he would have been confronted with the impossibility of making his way out of Washington. It was very evident that the adow- ing’ was felt as a keen disgrace. When the party ar- rived at the Court to-day the room was nearly full of lawyers and others interested in the case of the United States against Bryant and Craig, which was about to be resumed, and nope of those present ex- pected the appearance of Mr. am hour in the day, tho improssion having gone out that his caso would not be calied until lato in the after- noon, but the hour had been changed in order to avoid a crowd, Mr. Belknap took a seat in the bar, and gave no {ntl- mation of taking notice of any of the surroundings. His head was bowed and part of the time he shaded his eyes with bis hand. Mr. Carpenter said;—‘May it please Your Honor, in the case of the complaint against Generai Belknap I appear as counsel, and desire to waive an examination, and am propared to give bail inthe sum of $25,000, whieh Lam informed is the amount which has been fixed.” Mr. Birney, for the government, stated that that amount was satisfactory, although he was not aware that any particular sum had been agreed upon. The Court stated that if the counsel for the govern- ment was satisfied the bail would be receives. Throngh some cause the gentleman who was to go upon General Bolknap’s bond, Mr. D. A. Connolly, failed to make his appearance at the court, and Mr. Carpenter started on a tour in search of him. In the meantime General Belknap, a perfect picture of woe, had retired to another room in the building to await the return of bis counsel with his bondsman. The waiting, which at first was thought would be of brief duration, was prolonged for two hours, when Mr. Carpenter returned with the report that he had been unable to find Mr. Connolly, but he bad sent several messengers to look him up; that this delay had grown out of a misunderstanding as to the bour the case was to como up, it having been given out that it would be later im the day, and the only thing they could do would be to wait awhile General Belknap arose and held a few moments’ con- versation with Mr, Carpenter in a low tone, and then Paced the room, seeming somewhat agitated as well as very much depressed in spirits, Subsequently Mr. Carpenter called out Mr, William A. Cook, who was in the court room, and who, it will be remembered, was tho Washington lawyer in the Babcock case, and the two started in search of other bondsmen. Thon ensuca another weary waiting, the afternoon wearing on mo- notonously to the prisoner, who seomed more and more improssed with the misfortunes by which he was surrounded. It was not antil a few moments alter four o'clock that a friend appeared in the person of Mr. William P. Rapley, a well known citizen and owner of the National Theatre building in this city, who came to the reef of Mr. Belknap, At about the same time, also, appeared Mr. Blair, of bis counsel, who was also ready and willing to become his surety, but the bail bond was signed by Mr. Raploy for the full amount, and thus relieved from the anxiety concerning a longer occupancy of the dismal room in which he had passed a large portion of the day, Mr. Belknap,’ entering a carriage with his coun- sel and his bondsmen, rode to his home. The gentie- man who had been relied upon to become his security did not appear during the day. THE KENTUCKY CENTRAL RAILROAD CLAIM—ITS CHARACTER AND THE PROCEEDINGS PRIOR TO ITS PAYMENT, The récords of the War Department in regard to the claim of the Kentucky Central Railroad show that it was not (as has been published) rejected by Secretary Stanton, nor by either of his successors. The road was paid tho so-called “military rates” from 1862 to 1864, but received all such payments under written protest, claiming that it was entitled to be treated in the same manner as the Baltimore and Ohio Raiiroad and the Louisville and Nashville Ruilroad, which, tn consequence of teing within the region of hostile operations, were paid nearly full treight rates charged to individuals during tho same period, It was shown that this road, running from Covington to Lexington, was, in proportion to its total amount of business, as much subjected to in- creased expenses by the incursions and occupation of tho enemy as either of the roads above named, but tn the final settlement allowed by Secretary Belknap it was paid for its services at lower rates than either of recommended, in August, 1864, that the Kentucky Central Railroad should be paid for fu- ture services the rates it claimed for the two previous years, which was done, but took the ground that the accounts were closed for the preceding period. The company controverted this position by reference to their protests and understandings had with the Quar- termaster, from whom they had received the partial payments, and this portion of the claim remained unsettied until the fall of 1870, In the meantime the road had been sold by its bondholders and bought in by Mr. Bowler, of Cincinnati, who became imme- diately involved in litigation concerning it, and upon his death further delays occurred, until Mr. Georgo H. Pendieton, a8 bis executor, again asked the still Pending claim to be considered. General Meigs re- newed his former objection, and Secretary Boiknap thereupon referred the case to General Dunn, then the Jaw officer of the War Department, who, after giving it ® careful mination during the several months itremained in bis office, reported upon the questions involved and recommended the payment of the claim. This report was approv yy Secretary Belknap May 29, 1871, and after consider: nm by the Taird Auditor au Second Comptroller of the Treasury, who had power to overrule the Secretary, the claim was, on their approval, paid on Jnno’ 12, 1871, The grounds upon Which this favorable action was taken are fully set forth in General Dunn's report, which is now under- stood to be in the possession of the Congressional Com- mittee, THY QUESTION OF GENERAL SCHENCK’s RESIO- NATION—A CLAIM FOR INDEMNITY THREAT- ENED. Secretary Fish has replied to an Inquiry of the House | Committee on Foreign Affairs saying that Minister Schenck, sinoe the date of the Secretary's former com- munication, a few days ago, bad resigued his office, The committee are not satisfied with the response, wishing to know the precise day on which he re- signed, as just previous to Schenck’s taking passage from Londen for the United States it was announced that he had obtained leave of absence. The co: tee have called on Secretary Fish for further information on the subject in the way of notes and telegrams. The com- mittee have as yet nothing to show that Schenck was required to resign in obedience to the request of the British government,. as has been stated. Thero is reason to believe, however, that Great Britain will, at the proper timo, make formal claim for {ndemnity on the United States in behalf of the Englishmen who suffered by the Emma Mine scheme, having veen de ceived into the belief that it had the Indorsement of the United States through the American Minister as trustee. JUDGE M'KEAN ON THE TESTIMONY OF LYON IN THE EMMA MINE INVESTIGATION, Ex-Chiet Justice McKean, in a memorial sent to Washington, dated Salt Lake City, March 1, speaking of James FE. Lyon's testimony inthe Schenck investi- gation, says:— This testimony, so far as it inculpates me, is made up of ites, without containing one truth. ‘bis man Om, in the tall of 1870, brought a suit in my court in ih against the owners of the ma Mine, He fatied im an attetmpt to bribe me with $100,000. He failed to make @ case entiting him to an injunction, He then went to Washington, and under the pretence of retain- ing them as counsel attempted to bribe men in bigh Places to exert their ‘political intinence to secure my removal from the Hench. He failed with some ot them and the copspiracy failed. But he set afloat the false. hood that in the litigation between the Silver Shield Mining Company and the Velocipede Mining Com- pany | had tried a case in which I was Interested. That naer has been again and again stamped the ground, and [ | declare that neither while on the Bench nor before I was on the Bench did Lown one share or one dollar in any tunnel mining company in the world, nor in any mine, save 200 feet in the Silver Shield Mine, in whieh 1 was located without my knowledge of procurement, In swearing that “the other Justicos were joint part- ners in the Emma Mine interests” [ believe Lyon o mitted ona | as [ know he committed perjury tn re- rd tome, If my testimony is necessary, either be- fore the committee or a grand or petit jury, I pray that the proper officers summon me. A eles hones ‘will sult my convenience better now, | jurisdiction over any of the said Belknap at so carly FISHERMEN'S RIGHTS. INTERFERENCB WITH THE, TORPEDO EXPERI- MENTS AT GOAT I8LAND—BILL INTRODUCED IN THE RHODE ISLAND LEGISLATURE. Newpoxt, March 8, 1876, There being a disposition on the part of fishermen im this vicinity to interfere with the torpedo experiments by the officers'of the United States Torpedo Station by planting seines, &c., the matter was brought to the at tention of the Legistature to-day by William TP. Sheffield. He introduced a bill providing that “ne person shail hereafter set any post, drive any spile or erect or continue any obstruction into or upon the public waters adjoining to and on tho westerly side of Goat Island, between said island and the main channel, which separates the same from Conanicut Island, nor shall any person interfere with or injure any wiro, torpedo or other implement or contrivance in the said waters, placed there under the authority of the United States for use im connection with the experiments in torpedo practice, carried on from said Goat Isiand, under a penalty of $100, though nothing in this act shall be construed to give the United States public waters which they do not already have. It is needless to add that the fishermen are incensed at what they term an arbitrary measure, and they do not believe that the Legislature has any right to pasa the bill. Two well known New York gentlemen, who spend their summers here, a few years ago brought action against the fishermen for planting thetr seines in the inner harbor, near Brenton’s Cove, and the jury decided that the tishermen were in the right and that the State had no jurisdiction in the mauer. There were two trials, both having the same result, FRESHET IN THE NAPANEE RIVER Toronto, Ont., March 8, 1876. Thero {s a destructive freshet in the Napanee River. This morning the wator was fifteen feet higher tham was ever known before. In the vicinity of Newburg bridges and mill dams were carried away and severa milis and houses were undermined FRESHET IN THE CONNECTICUT. Cranemont, N. A, March 8, 1874 There is a heavy freshet im the Connecticut Valley A train from Concord was an hour late to-mght. I ran for half a mile through water a foot deep where the track was never before covered, Trouble is feared in the morning. MIDNIGHT WEATHER REPORT. War Derarruest, Orvice or THe Curr SiGNat Orricen, Wasutyctox, March 9—1 A. M, Probabilities. For New. England clearing, colder weather, brisk northerly to westerly winds and rising barometer dur- ing the day. fF or the Middle States, partly cloudy or cloar weather and slowly rising temperature, northwest winds, shift ing to east and south, and rising barometer on the coast. In the South Atlantic States, clear or tailr and slightly warmer weather, with light northeast to south- east winds and slight changes in the baromoter. For the Gulf States, Tennessee and the Ohio Vailey, warmer and clear or tair weather, with east to south winds and falling barometer during the day, probably followed by threatening weather in tho Ohio and Cen- tral Mississippi valleys during the nignt. For the lake region generally cloudy weather, rising temperature, northeast to southeast winds, falling bar- ometer, and areas of rain or snow, followed in the upper Jakes by colder north and west winds and rising barometer during Thursday night, For the Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri val leys, increasing cloudiness and areas of rain or name variable winds, shifting to southwest or northwest, and during the night rising barometer and lower temper. ature. Tho Mississippi River will continue to fall slowly south of Cairo and rise slightly from Davenport to St, Louis. THE WEATHER YESTERDAY. The following record will show the changes tn the temperature for the past twenty-four hours, m com parison with the corresponding date of last year, as in. dicated by the thermometer at Hudout’s pharmacy, Henavp Building :— 1875. 1875, 1876, » 80 40 4a 31 36 4a 32 33 84 - 38 32 8 perature yesterday...... 434 Average temperaturo for corresponding HOTEL ARRIVALS. Gustavus V. 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